Deuteronomy 1:5
in Deuteronomy 1On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:
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ASV
Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
KJV
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
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This verse in Deuteronomy 1
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
In the land of Moab - This district had formerly been occupied by the Moabites, and retained its name from them: but had been conquered by the Amorites. Compare Num 21:25, note; Num 22:5, note. Declare - Render, explain the Law already declared.
This site's exposition
And it came to pass in the fortieth year
on Deuteronomy 1:3-5
The dating is exact: the fortieth year, the eleventh month, the first day of the month. Sihon and Og have already fallen at Numbers 21:21-35, so the speech comes from a man who has just taken two kingdoms east of the river and has been told he will not cross it. Albert Barnes reads the verb in verse 5 rendered declare as explaining a law already given rather than issuing a new one, and the Greek name Deuteronomy comes from the Septuagint rendering of a copy of this law at 17:18.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab,....
The time was near the end of the fortieth year since they came out of Egypt. So long God had borne their manners, and they had borne their own iniquity ( Num. xiv. 34 ), and now that a new and more pleasant scene was to be introduced, as a token for good, Moses repeats the law to them.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
in the fortieth year . . . Moses spake unto the children of Israel, &c.--This impressive discourse, in which Moses reviewed all that God had done for His people, was delivered about a month before his death, and after peace and tranquillity had been restored by the complete conquest of Sihon and Og.
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A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
He follows the same method here that he elsewhere observes; namely, that of first enumerating the marvellous doings of God in behalf of His people, and reminding them what an unworthy requital they had made for all His kindness--then he rehearses the law and its various precepts.
Began Moses to declare this law - Began, הואיל hoil, willingly undertook; to declare, באר beer, to make bare, clear, etc., fully to explain, this law. See the conclusion of the preface.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּעֵ֥בֶר | beever | on [the] other side of | H5676 → | 90 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מוֹאָ֑ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| הוֹאִ֣יל | hoil | he undertook | H2974 → | |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| בֵּאֵ֛ר | beer | he made clear | H874 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַתּוֹרָ֥ה | hatorah | the law | H8451 → | 219 times |
| הַזֹּ֖את | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
בְּעֵ֥בֶרon [the] other side of
beeverH5676 →90 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מוֹאָ֑בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
הוֹאִ֣ילhe undertook
hoilH2974 →
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
בֵּאֵ֛רhe made clear
beerH874 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַתּוֹרָ֥הthe law
hatorahH8451 →219 times
הַזֹּ֖את<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I testify among you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:19
Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD…
- Ezekiel 40:4
“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought…
- Deuteronomy 11:18
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
- Proverbs 3:1–4
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- 1 Chronicles 22:19
Through
Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
it leads to
- Psalms 147:19–20
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
- Romans 7:12–14
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Psalms 147:19–20
Through
Deuteronomy 31:9So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
it leads to
- Numbers 4:15
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
- Joshua 3:3
and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.
- Numbers 4:15
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.